Kang Couch
CultureChinese
Datelate 16th-early 17th century
MediumHuanghuali wood
DimensionsOverall: 38 1/4 × 82 1/4 × 49 5/8 inches (97.16 × 208.92 × 126.05 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number46-70.1-5
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DescriptionA huanghuali luohanchuang the three-part back with a diamond foliate lattice each made up of four ruyi-shaped components joined to half diamonds within in mitred frame with a narrow open panel beneath, the long back section with a shaped apron. The base section with a seat frame drilled for soft matting construction but now with a hard matting seat. The outside edge of the frame with a serpentine molding with a square shoulder below. Beneath this is a recessed waist, a convex molding, another recessed waist, and then the flat apron carved with a beaded edge. The square section legs chamfered on the inside are mitred to the aprons but do not appear to be mortise-and-tenoned into the top frame. The legs terminate in a key pattern cut within the thickness of the leg. Reconstructed from 17th-century elements.
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